ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 76553 Results

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1 Placebo most nearly means:
67% Answer Correctly
sugar pill
pathos
pretense
penurious

Solution
The definition for placebo is "An inactive substance used in medical testing." Used in a sentence: Tom, who had taken the placebo, found that his allergy symptoms did not go away. The definition for pathos is "sympathetic pity.", the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose.", and the definition for penurious is "Extrememly stingy."

2 After Kal's father revoked his allowance, he had no money for the movies.
80% Answer Correctly
rescind
servile
preclude
incidental

Solution
The definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back." Used in a sentence: After Kal's father revoked his allowance, he had no money for the movies. The definition for preclude is "to rule out in advance.", the definition for incidental is "Minor.", and the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive."

3 Tamar, a shoe fanatic, could not resist the compulsion to buy the shiny red boots.
81% Answer Correctly
perception
intricate
urge
iridescent

Solution
The definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse." Used in a sentence: Tamar, a shoe fanatic, could not resist the compulsion to buy the shiny red boots. The definition for intricate is "having complex and interrelated parts.", the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

4 The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders.
54% Answer Correctly
pliant
iridescent
pathos
pretense

Solution
The definition for supple is "Flexible." Used in a sentence: The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity.", and the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose."

5 The hospitable couple was happy to accommodate the needs of their finicky guest.
68% Answer Correctly
implausible
mediate
adversary
oblige

Solution
The definition for accommodate is "To give consideration to." Used in a sentence: The hospitable couple was happy to accommodate the needs of their finicky guest. The definition for adversary is "one who opposes or resists.", the definition for implausible is "Unbelievable.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."